Over 9,000 people in the county lost electricity in Storm Eowyn in January, and forestry was the main cause.

2.5 kilometres of piping will be used to bring excess water from the lake through Curraghboy and into the south Roscommon river.

Over 9,000 people in the county lost electricity in January, and forestry was the main cause.

A new report from Daft.ie shows the average price of a house in the county is almost €218,000.

Cllr Sean Moylan called on the Department to purchase the house, which is currently on the market, at this month’s Roscommon County Council meeting.

Reduced rates were introduced in 2011 to encourage jobseekers to co-operate with the Department of Social Protection, in trying to help them get jobs.

The Humanitarian Assistance Scheme was set up in January following the devastating weather event.

Two men in their 20s remain in a serious condition in Tullamore hospital after they were involved in a crash in Rathowen Village early on Sunday morning.